Published:Saturday magazine Nation newspaper 10 March 2018
Water gushes down the hills of the Cheranganis at Arror. It’s picturesque in the setting sun with the village kids escorting us to the centuries-old furrows that were dug by their ancestors for fresh water to reach the dry plains.
Above: Restaurant at Hemingways with life size caste models of deep-sea fish and aquarium with coral fish. Copyright Rupi Mangat
Published: 24 February 2018 Saturday magazine, Nation newspaper
What’s in Watamu?
Whales and snakes, ocean and forest, creeks and sultanates and endless beautiful days.
Above: Paragliders on Elgeyo Marakwet escarpment getting ready to take off.
Copyright Rupi Mangat
Published: Saturday magazine, Nation newspaper 17 February 2018
The sun appears from the eastern sky over the Tugen Hills with the valley straddled between it and the Elgeyo-Marakwet escarpment. A strong wind brews and a group of paragliders ready themselves for the skies.
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In ancient sands that reveal our past
Above: The anicent earth of Turkana by the Turkwel River flowiing into Lake Turkana
Copyright Rupi Mangat
Published: 3 February 2018 Saturday magazine, Nation newspaper
The eagle’s eye-view from the air is fascinating – vast horizons of sand, thorn trees, plains and hills. Closer to landing time at Lodwar, l scan the hills of Lothagam with their ancient sediments dating seven million years before present – when this part of the world was the home of dinosaurs like carnivorous theropods, herbivorous sauropods, and flying pterosaurs that lived many more millions of years than seven.
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Published Saturday magazine Nation media 20 January 2018
Above: The peak of IYale – second highest of Taita Hills
Copyright Rupi Mangat
Older than the age of dinosaurs these hills continue to fascinate nature lovers
With a few more days in the hills with a mission to spot Taita apalis, our next stop is to Ngangao the largest forest block, Vuria the highest peak, followed by Msindunyi a tiny forest block where Dr Luca Borghesio and research assistant Lawrence Wagura – both associates of the National Museum of Kenya – discovered an undocumented population of Taita apalis in 2012. In total, the indigenous forests measure less than five square kilometres.
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